2019 (Co-PI) ($300,000) Reviving and Strengthening STEM Instructional and Research Programs to Increase Minority Students' Participation at Kentucky State University (FY 2019-20) - submitted November 27, 2018 (for $1,249,961, FYs 2019-22); funding notified March 12, 2019; program began June 1, 2019.
2019 (Co-PI) (~$500,000) Enhancing Productivity, Diversification, and Sustainability by Infusing Geospatial Technology in Small and Medium-sized Farms, USDA-NIFA-AFRI-Foundational and Applied Science Program (FYs 2018-21) - submitted August 23, 2018; funding notified January 29, 2019; program began Spring 2019.
2014 (Evaluator) ($569,119) Enhancing Research-and-Extension Capability by Studying Land Cover Change, Quality of Life and Microclimate Variation in Kentucky, USDA-NIFA-CBGP (Past, FYs 2014-17).
2012 (Co-PI) ($675,491) Farm Incubator Educational Training Program and Web-Based Resource Center for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers, USDA-NIFA-BFRDP (Past, FYs 2012-15).
2011 (Co-PI) ($700,000) Facilitating Equitable Access to USDA Programs, Resources and Markets for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers in Alabama, USDA-OAO-OASDFR (Past, $400,000 for FY 2011-12, $300,000 for FY 2012-13).
2011 (Co-PI) ($150,000) Enhancing Agribusiness Curriculum and Increasing Student Experiential Learning through Internships, USDA-NIFA-CBGP (Past, FYs 2011-14).
2011 (Co-PI, PI) ($27,931) Understanding Small Landowners' Perspective in Adoption of Goat-Agroforestry Land Management, Southern SARE (Past, FY 2011-12).
2011 (Co-PI) ($7,000; $21,000 in consortium with Tuskegee and Auburn Universities) Investigating Economic and Environmental Potential of Goats-Agroforestry System for Optimal Land Management in Alabama, Alabama Agricultural Land Grant Association (AALGA) (Past, FY 2010-11).
2010 (Co-PI) (149,977) Academic Enhancement Program for Preparing Human Capital for 21st Century Careers, USDA-NIFA-CBGP (Past, FYs 2010-13).
2010 (Co-PI) ($598,515) Entrepreneurship and Local Economic Development: An Education Program for Disadvantaged Communities, USDA-NIFA-CBGP (Past, FYs 2010-13).
2008 (PI) ($310,460) Irrigation Water Demand Forecasting: A Multiproduct Approach for Major Alabama Crops, USDA-CSREES-NARETPA/EARP (Past, FYs 2009-12).
2006 (PI) ($53,000) Forecasting Agricultural Water Demand and Value for Crop Production in Mississippi, Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station (MAFES) - Special Research Initiative (SRI) (Past).
2006 (Co-PI) ($8,841) Farm-Level Impacts of Proposed and Potential Farm Program Changes on Mississippi Cotton Farms, Cotton, Inc., MAFES-SRI (Past).
92 Presentations (Economics- or Agricultural/Applied Economics-related)
2020 Swagata “Ban” Banerjee and Gary Stratton. “The Challenges of Establishing an International Academic Exchange Program.” Paper presented at the Southern Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting in Louisville, Kentucky, February 4, 2020.
2019 Swagata “Ban” Banerjee and Gary Stratton. “Launching an Academic Exchange Program with an International University: A Case Study on South-Central University for Nationalities in Wuhan, China.” Workshop conducted at the 99th Southwestern Economics Association Annual Meeting in San Diego, California, November 1, 2019.
2019 Gary Stratton and Swagata “Ban” Banerjee. “The Role Institutions of Higher Learning Play in Developing a Regional Innovative Culture.” Paper presented at the Southwestern Economics Association Annual Meeting in San Diego, California, November 1, 2019.
2018 Swagata “Ban” Banerjee and Gary Stratton. “Innovation in the Business of Agriculture with Forecasting of Irrigation Water Demand.” Paper presented at the 98th Southwestern Economics Association Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, October 12, 2018.
2018 Gary Stratton, John Schweingrouber, Donald Sutcliffe, and Swagata “Ban” Banerjee, “Frankfort Innovation Index: Measuring the Capital City’s Innovativeness.” Paper presented at the Southwestern Economics Association Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, October 12, 2018.